The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-04-08
WHAT MANKAro OFFERS.

ity of such great real estate upheavals,
many thinking that these places are en-
joying mushroom growth worked up
by spectators, and expressing the opin-
ion that as soon as the latter pull their
money out the bottom will drop with
il. Other gentlemen of shrewd conser-
vatism are positive in their opinions
that the booms throughout the North
west are legitimate, and have come from
the fact that real estate has heretofore
been too low, and not held at figures
commensurate with the great results
that may be naturally expected from
the unbounded resources of this section
of the country.
While we shall not attempt to solve
this question for other cities, we can
easily account for the era of prosperity
which Mankato has for II long time en-
ioyed, and which bids fair at present to
inaugurate an advance in real estate
that will in many respects be similar to
that enjoyed by the Lake Superior ports,
though it will have none ofthe elements
of uncertainty which characterize tran s
actions in those cities.
The FREE Press has heretofore pre-
scented many of the points which favor
Mankato's continued growth. Situated
with great natural advantages in what
has often been styled the garden spot
of the State" surrounded by an agricul-
tural section unexcelled in the world,
and enjoying the competition of four of
the most enterprising railroad systems
of the country, Mankato is bound to in
crease in population and importance
and become ut no distant day one of the
greatest cities of the State as she is now
the metropolis of Southern Minnesota.
The city has within its boundaries in
exhaustible 4uarries of the finest build
ing stone extant, and it is already to be
found in edifices all over the Northwest,
As a manufacturing point the city is
each year increasing in Importance and
has ut present some of the most extern
sive establishments IN various lines of
manufacture that are found in the
Northwest. With her natural facilities
and shipping advantages she has every
thing necessary to make large manufac-
turing city, and with the start in that di-
rectiop WHICH has already been made,
there is no doubt of her steady advance
ment IN this direction.
Situated i'm a section of the State rich
beyond comparison in its yield of agri
cultural products, Mankato has natur-
ally become the market and distributing
point for large scope of territory, and
this fact has served to make the city a
prominent point as a jobbing centre. A
number of large wholesale mercantile
houses have been located here for sey-
eral years, and the success with which
they have met is ertain to attract 9th.
ers to Mankato.
Three solid banking institutions, q
large number of enterprlsing retail bust.
ness houses, good public schools, the
we'll known State Normal school, fine
churches, street cars, gas and water
works are among the many advantages
10 be enumerated, while the improve
ments to be made the coming season,
include $1,000 court house, two $45,
600 hotels, a system of electric light anG
power, new High school building, and
probable extension of the water works
system. --..... .-
A consideration of the above facts viii
: convince any reader that we are correc
' III declaring that there is no element o
: doubt in the stability of the real estate
: boom which is beginning to make itsel
felt in Mankato. That such a boom il
really at hand will certainly be appre
ciated by reference to the advertising
columns of to-day's FREE Press, in which
, an unusual activity among our enter
, prising real estate agents is unmistaka
!, BILE.
r Perhaps in this connection it will bt
but fair to make brief mention of some
these firms.
Jno. G. Noe, whose prominence amoni
, our advertisers will be noticed, is one o
the most conscientious and reliable rea
estate men In the CITY. He carries OF
an extensive business and always has
, some rare bargains Mr.. Noe is presi
: dent of the Mankato Board of Trade
and is always found on the right side, i
, not, indeed, at the head Of every move
= ment for the advancement of the city,
, interests.
III. P. Christensen is another old ant
reliable dealer, and as will le seen By
: his large advertisement has his owl
reasons for believing that MankatO il
! advancing to most important position
i among the cities of the State.
, Geo. A. Clarke is veritable "boom
, err" and says those who fail to see VIII a
is in the wind are "chumps" and vii
be left out in tho cold, and advises ey
r erybody to invest in Mankato real es.
tate.
The citizens of Mankato have no de
sire to mislead parties in search of pay
, ing investments, and if people searchin,
, for desirable homes and profitable in
, Yestments will visit our city they cal
readily convince themselves that Man
kato offers special inducements.